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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)

Springer Nature Singapore, (2022), 1-1
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6946-8_300009
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Abstract

What is it and why do we use it? An Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, or Acoustic Doppler Profiler, is often referred to with the acronym ADCP. Scientists use the instrument to measure how fast water is moving across an entire water column. An ADCP anchored to the seafloor can measure…

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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). (2022). In Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering (pp. 1–1). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6946-8_300009

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